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Cooling stations are rare in southern West Virginia, as social service agency prepares to add resources
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — With high temperatures settled into southern West Virginia, the executive director of United Way of Southern West Virginia said on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, that the region’s agencies were prepared to provide help for people during extreme winter weather but that the region was not as prepared to offer similar resources […]
Recovery Point WV beating the heat with sponges and rags
PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) – One local organization is beating the heat for a good cause. Recovery Point West Virginia is hosting a car wash for the next four weeks in Princeton. This event is to raise money for Recovery Point’s Bluefield, West Virginia facility. Recovery Point West Virginia offers rehabilitation services for drug and alcohol […]
Princeton City Park to host Lee Dean as Elvis and Johnny Cash
PRINCETON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Music lovers in the Mercer County area have been invited to Princeton City Park’s upcoming Music in the Park concert featuring Lee Dean performing the hits of Elvis and Johnny Cash. Admission to the outdoor concert, set to take place on Thursday, July 11, 2024, will be free of charge for […]
Bluefield man sentenced for conspiracy to deliver fentanyl, other drugs
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) – Cory Callen, a 34-year-old man from Bluefield, West Virginia, was sentenced to ten years for conspiracy to possess illegal drugs, including fentanyl, with the intent to deliver. Callen also faces a murder charge and other offenses in Mercer County. He was arrested in February 2023...
Woman kidnapped and sexually assaulted at gunpoint while waiting for son
MERCER COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A woman was held at gunpoint, kidnapped, and sexually assaulted while she was waiting for her son to get off from work. On June 27, 2024, at approximately 12:15 am, Lieutenant W.E. Rose and Deputy Nelson responded to a kidnapping complaint on the Coal Heritage Road in the Bluefield area […]
Mercer County man arrested after stealing mother’s shampoo, assaulting officer
BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Mercer County man faces several charges following an incident late last month in which shampoo, hairspray, and conditions were stolen from his mother’s residence. According to Mercer County Magistrate Court documentation, at approximately 12:25pm on June 29, 2024, several items were reported stolen from a Titan Place residence in the […]
Virginia man charged with kidnapping, assault in West Virginia
MERCER COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — A Virginia man was charged with multiple offenses including kidnapping and assault in Mercer County. 21-year-old Jalen Hale, of Falls Mills, Virginia, turned himself in on July 9, 2024 at the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and was charged with Kidnapping, Sexual Assault in the First Degree, and Use or Presentation […]
Hydration stations set up around Mercer County to help our furry friends stay hydrated
BRAMWELL, WV (WVNS) – It is hard enough for humans to stay hydrated in the summer heat, but what about our furry friends? The Mercer County Coalition for Healthy Communities placed dog hydration stations throughout Mercer County to give dogs of all sizes a nice drink on hot summer days. One of the places that […]
Mercer County man sentenced for felony drug crime in Fayette County
OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) — A man from Bluefield, West Virginia was sentenced for a felony drug crime in Fayette County. 34-year-old Cory L. Callen, of Bluefield, West Virginia, was sentenced on July 8, 2024 to ten years in prison for the felony crime of conspiracy to possess fentanyl, oxymorphone, cocaine, and tramadol with the […]
Man Sentenced for Drug Crime in Fayette County, Faces Murder Charge in Mercer County
Cory L. Callen, a 34-year-old resident of Bluefield, WV, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Fayette County for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy. This sentencing comes amid pending charges, including murder, in Mercer County, highlighting the complex legal challenges Callen currently faces. The case against...
CT military member charged with sexual assault of minor in West Virginia, sheriff's office says
A Connecticut man was arrested in West Virginia after sheriff’s deputies said he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl he had met online. The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office charged Richard Nolan Tillotson, 24, with nine counts of third-degree sexual assault, according to Capt. J.J. Ruble. He was being held in lieu of a $90,000 bond and was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Thursday morning, West Virginia judiciary records show.
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